EWF/IIW Welding Diploma

An internationally recognised certification for assessing the competence of tasks/responsibilities

during welding coordination (BS EN ISO 14731)

ENTRY
REQUIREMENTS
Entry requirements for each level can be found
on the table opposite. Don’t worry if you don’t
meet the entry requirements for the higher levels
when you begin your training. You can either gain
additional qualifications as you progress through
the diploma or continue studying the modules to
receive the TWI Diploma in Welding Technology
and TWI Diploma in Welding Engineering. The
TWI diploma is designed to provide professional
development routes for those candidates who
Entry Requirements • Professional Technician or Engineering Technician (EngTech) status granted by the Engineering Council UK,
registered through The Welding Institute
Two years’ relevant experience and one of the following: • A Level 2 qualification (eg NVQ level 2 Engineering, CSWIP Welding Inspector) providing you pass the entry exam*
• A minimum of a CSWIP Senior Welding Inspector certificate
• A BTec/Scotvec, National Certificate in an engineering subject OR
• An approved City & Guilds of London Institute Part 3 Certificates in an engineering subject
• An approved Level 3 Qualification (NVQ, VRQ, Technical Certificate, Diploma, Apprenticeship) in an Five years’ work experience (three years of which must be relevant work experience) and a minimum of
engineering subject four GCSEs at Grade C or above, providing you pass an entry examination*
SPECIALIST LEVEL
Six modules to be completed - each module
lasts one week and finishes with an exam

EWF/IIW
(standard route)
do not satisfy the entry requirements for the
International/European Welding Technologist or WPE1 AWP1 PWT MAB1 DAC1 FAA1
Engineer diploma. The TWI Diploma in Welding
Technology provides a signification contribution
Welding Processes + Advanced + Practical Welding + Materials and + Design and + Fabrication and International
towards some higher education courses. Talk to and Equipment Welding Processes Technology their Behaviour Construction Application Welding Specialist
your chosen college to discuss your options and (Foundation) and Equipment (Foundation) (Foundation) (Foundation) (Foundation) (EWS/IWS)
what CATS credits they would award.

* ENTRY EXAMINATION
Some of the entry requirements for the Specialist
level are marked with an asterisk. If you meet these
requirements you will need to pass an entry exam
before you can begin studying towards the Diploma.
There is no charge for this exam and you can take
it at our training centres in Cambridge, Middlesbrough
or Aberdeen.
The entry exam is a 45-minute paper made up of
30 multi-choice questions, You will be provided
with further details and a practice paper if applicable.
Entry Requirements
• Complete the Specialist Level detailed above AND hold a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in an engineering discipline
OR
• Professional engineer of Incorporated (IEng) status granted by the UK Engineering Council under mature candidates rules
OR
• Level 4 National or Scottish Vocational Qualifications or other equivalent nationally recognised vocations qualifications in engineering subjects
TECHNOLOGIST LEVEL
Four modules to be completed - each module
lasts one week and finishes with an exam

EXEMPTION FOR WPE2 MAB2 DAC2 FAA2 EWF/IIW

SOME MODULES Welding Processes and + Materials and their + Design and Construction + Fabrication and
International
Equipment Behaviour (Intermediate) Application
The vast majority of candidates who wish to take Welding Technologist
(Intermediate) (Intermediate) (Intermediate)
the Engineer level start with the six modules at (EWT/IWT)
Specialist level and build on their knowledge with
another four modules at Technologist level and
then a final four at Engineer level. For exemption
from the practical module, candidates would need
to have certificates across a variety of welding
processes from City & Guilds or ECITB or other Entry Requirements
certification bodies.
• Complete the Specialist and Technologist modules detailed above or be granted exemption from these modules AND hold a University degree in an engineering discipline
If you wish to be given exemption from any other OR
modules candidates need to have at least four
• Professional engineer of Chartered Engineer (CEng) status granted by the UK Engineering Council
years experience as a Welding Engineer working
across a variety of processes. It is essential that OR
you are confident in the areas covered as the • Professional engineer of Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status, granted by the UK Engineering Council, including as a minimum an HNC or Higher National Diploma (HND) or a
majority of the class will have already studied the Foundation degree or an NVQ Level 4 in an engineering discipline
earlier modules and the lecturer is not able to
go back over the material already taught. In our
ENGINEER LEVEL
experience, candidates without this experience Four modules to be completed - each module
would struggle to pass the examinations without lasts one week and finishes with an exam
completing all the training.

The EWF and IIW only allow candidates who have

WPE3
Welding Processes
MAB3
Materials and their
DAC3
Construction and Design
FAA3
Fabrication and
EWF/IIW
extensive experience working as a welding
+ + + International Welding
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engineer to be given exemption from any modules. and Equipment Behaviour (Advanced) Application
These are their rules which we must follow in order Engineer
to be able to issue you with an IWE certificate (Advanced) (Advanced) (Advanced)
(EWE/IWE)
when you successfully pass your exams. The
assessor will review the details you provide when
you request approval to enrol on the Diploma and
decide if any exemption is relevant.

If you are considering applying for IEng status to

enable you to meet the entry requirements, please
contact theweldinginstitute@twi.co.uk to discuss
how you can achieve this as soon as possible. www.twitraining.com